# N6408L: 1972 American AA-1A, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American AA-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (registry code 0630710)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A11EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A11EA), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AA1A-0408
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1972
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1992
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A868B6
- Owners when cancelled: [Mclean Grover C III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLEAN%20GROVER%20C%20III), [Bittinger Dennis C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITTINGER%20DENNIS%20C)
- Location: [Cunningham, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Cunningham)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3726° N, 87.4074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37052, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6408L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6408L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408L-2013-04-29

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the American AA-1A: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI78DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM10), Feb 19, 1978: Grumman AA1-A (N6408L), Bay City, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73AM080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM080), Feb 6, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N6408L), Attapulgus, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19780219003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219003169A), Feb 19, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N6408L), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. VFR go-around.
- [Accident 19730206004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730206004449A), Feb 6, 1973: Gulstm AA1 (N6408L), Attapulgus, GA, Destroyed. Hit trees.

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